| Riverby: The Writings of John Burroughs V9 Contributor(s): Burroughs, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0548033641 ISBN-13: 9780548033647 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 1894. Volume Nine of Twenty-Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless Americans to appreciate nature. Burroughs named this volume after his place, Riverby, on the Hudson. Contents: Among the Wild Flowers; The Heart of the Southern Catskills; Birds' Eggs; Bird Courtship; Notes from the Prairie; Eye-Beams; A Young Marsh Hawk; The Chipmunk; Spring Jottings; Glimpses of Wild Life; A Life of Fear; Lovers of Nature; A Taste of Kentucky Blue-Grass; In Mammoth Cave; Hasty Observation; Bird Life in an Old Apple-Tree; The Ways of Sportsmen; and Talks with Young Observers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: 508 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.57 lbs) 372 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
